Clinical Pharmacists Role and Physicians’ Acceptance in the COVID-19 ICU of Tertiary Care Hospital | Abstract Book on International Conference on Food and Applied Sciences (ICFAS-23) 3-5 August 23 2023

Author(s)

Amir Qudwai Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, Pakistan

Syed Muhammad Farid Hassan Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

Muhammad Sikandar Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

The role of clinical pharmacists is well established in developed countries, but has less implementation in underdeveloped or developing countries like Pakistan. COVID-19 causes severe medical complications and even death of the patients. The present study was aimed to evaluate the performance of clinical pharmacists in the COVID-19 ICU at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi. The Pharmacists were allocated to the ICU. Independent rounds were taken by the pharmacists. Around 113 interventions were conducted that needed discussion with the ICU consultants. The interventions proposed by the pharmacists were found valuable in clinical setups and accepted by 95% of the consultants. It is generally assumed that pharmacists are not recognized by the physicians particularly in the government hospitals. However, our data have shown that pharmacists’ interventions have high acceptance irrespective of setting.

Publication Details

Page(s) 413-413

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Published Journal: Abstract Book on International Conference on Food and Applied Sciences (ICFAS-23) 3-5 August 23, Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2023

Keywords

COVID19 Covid19

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